Gated Dreams, Open roads

LUSTRE SERIES #1

I was raised on a farm with kitchen table bills, some laughed at my ambitious dream, believing it was beyond my capabilities. Ultimately, the true measure of success is not the attainment of the dream itself, but the character forged in the pursuit.

Hindi kami mayaman, i'm not privileged enough to be a Journalist or a Lawyer. Sa bawat ani ng ama ko sa palayan, sa mga araw na toyo at kanin lang ang kayang itapal sa t'yan, those times made me realize that instead of giving up-I should be determined even more. To remove my mother and father's feet out of the mud.

...Until I met someone who promised to carry me through the mud without having any experience on its dirt once. Someone who think growing up in a silver-spoon gated community with gated dreams-are normal. I opened my doors for him, gave him the most genuine love I thought I couldn't give.

Until my life took a drastic turn. I was pushed back to the mud I grew up hating. I was alive, but barely breathing. He took my heart and voice with him, letting me walk through the same roads again, but didn't know left a gift for me.